Brookhaven vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$1110
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	25
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	486K	235K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 141% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 281st and 4725th ($2924 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 3rd in the United States and Guyana, respectively. Check the United States vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 2997th and 5871st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brookhaven	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$18825

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2763
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2619
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2397
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2725
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2160
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3756
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3087
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2744
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2661
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2609
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2556
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2343
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2555
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2715
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3446
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3582
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3033
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2295
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2664
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2391
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2645
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2982
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2694
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2253
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2653
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2118
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2471
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2710
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2580
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3045
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3327
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3562
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2823
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2378
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2820

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865